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Jefferson Virologists Coax HIV Out of Hiding

When researchers came up with the powerfulcocktail of anti-HIV drugs known as highly active antiretroviraltherapy (HAART), they hoped they had found a way to finally rid thebody of the virus. But they were wrong. The virus instead goes intohiding, dormant and practically undetectable in the body ?andimpervious to attack. While HAART manages to keep the virus at bay,it’s still quite capable...

Scientists collaborate to assess health of global environment

For the first time, a group of scientists has accomplished the daunting task of evaluating the status of all of the ecosystems on Earth, and the outlook is troubling. Commissioned by the United Nations in 2001, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment program will issue its primary report on March 30 during press conferences in London, Washington, D.C., Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Brasilia, Cai...

How the environment could be damaging men's reproductive health

Two Scandinavian studies have provided further evidence that environmental factors could be affecting men's reproductive health. The studies, published online today (Thursday 28 April) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction, suggest that environmental pollutants could be changing the ratio of sperm carrying the X or Y (sex determining) chromosomes and that th...

Anti cancer virotherapy well tolerated in first human administration, research finds

An international medical conference here heard that an Australian developed anti-cancer therapy based on the use of a common cold virus to control cancer cell growth has begun safety testing in human subjects. The research was presented to the third International Meeting on Replicating Oncolytic Virus Therapeutics, on Friday 11 March by Newcastle University associate professor, Darren Sha...

Study reveals new technique for fingerprinting environmental samples

Groundbreaking research led by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) demonstrates for the first time that the signatures of the genes alone in terrestrial and aquatic samples can accurately diagnose the health of the sampled environments. This study, published in the April 22nd edition of the journal Science positions large-scale genome sequencing to accelerate advances i...

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Innova 4900 Multi-Shaker Environmental Chamber, Holds up to 4 Shakers from New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.

Description:Large-capacity refrigerated incubator chamber holds up to 4 independently-operated shakers. Programmable heat, refrigeration, humidifcation are standard. Photosynthetic operation, optional....
Company:New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.

Benchtop Laminar Flow Hood (Environmental Control Module) from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:This modular laminar flow hood forces air through a 99.99% efficient HEPA filter to create a clean processing area. Configurations are available with vertical or horizontal flow; options include a work bench, ionizing bar and air velocity gauge....
Company:Terra Universal, Inc.

Benchtop Ductless Exhaust Hood (Environmental Control Module) from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:This modular benchtop fume hood ventilates and purifies chemical fumes, allowing safe indoor release of exhaust. Bonded charcoal filters remove most organic contaminants. Configurations are available with vertical or horizontal flow; options include final HEPA filter, work bench and air velocity gauge....
Company:Terra Universal, Inc.

BD Hepatocyte Differentiation Environment from BD Biosciences - Discovery Labware

Description:Hepatocyte Differentiation Environment...
Company:BD Biosciences - Discovery Labware

BD Intestinal Epithelium Differentiation Environment from BD Biosciences - Discovery Labware

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Analysis of Bacterial Assemblage Genetic Diversity in Environmental Samples Using the DCode System

Derek Cody and Laura G. Leff, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent StateUniversity, Kent, Ohio Assessing bacterial genetic diversity in natural environments is problematic because of difficulties in culturing native bacteria and the large number of species that may be encountered. The morpho...

Computer recycling: An environmental mandate the private sector can support

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GlaxoSmithKline To Cultivate Non-Smoking Environment

GlaxoSmithKline is putting its best foot forward in completing its social responsibility. The steps will also enable the company promote Zyban, its anti-smoking drug. Glaxo is aiding companies cultivate a non-smoking environment as part of its policy, along with providing teams to help in the transition. // Some of the corporate, which have negotiated for this 'no-smoking' environment...

Healing environment aids mental problem

According to a recent study, spending time in an Indian temple improves mental illnesses as much as conventional medication. Reserchers in a new study, India, looked at how traditional healing practices might help those with mental disorder.// The temple of Muthuswamy in South India has long been a healing centre for those with a mental health problem and those attending during a short pe...

Alcoholism Influenced By Both Genetics & Family Environment

In a study involving identical and non-identical twins, researchers conducted telephone interviews with 1,213 sets of male-male twins, average age 50.// The researchers’ goal was to better understand the hereditary and environmental effects on developing alcoholism -- not by studying the twins themselves, but by interviewing the twins’ children (ages 12 to 26) and the mothers of those chi...

Environment and Diet Found To Precipitate Asthma

Asthma is found to be more common in developed countries and has increased over the past three decades in many countries. According to a new // study environmental factors and diet may be the reason for higher rates of asthma seen in developed countries, according to a new study. In the study involving more than 10,000 primary-school children from three cities in China, the children from...

Cell’s microenvironment linked to cancer

"Medical research has for decades focused on finding the underlying genetic abnormalities that cause disease, but //this work demonstrates that genes themselves are controlled by components outside the nucleus and these, in turn, are regulated by the cell's microenvironment," said researcher Maniotis. Research finding at the University of Illinois, Chicago has found that tumor maligna...

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Vironostika HIV-1 Plus O Microelisa System

Description:Diagnostic, Non-Donor Screen. Vironostika HIV assays provide superior specificity, thereby reducing the need for additional testing and confirmation. Vironostika HIV-1 Microelisa System is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibody to HIV-1 in serum, plasma or dried blood spots. Oral Fluid Vironostika HIV-1 Microelisa System is an enzyme-linked immuosorbent assay for t...
Company:bioMerieux, Inc.

ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System

Description:HIV-1 Genotyping: The genome of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) undergoes mutations in an infected patient, especially in response to anti-viral drug treatment. Some of the mutations have been shown to render the virus resistant to the action of these drugs, diminishing the effectiveness of the treatment.The detection of mutations in HIV-1 that correlate with drug resistance provides...
Company:Celera Diagnostics

Viroclear®

Description:For use as a non-reactive quality assurance reagent in assays detecting antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (anti-HIV-1), antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (anti-HIV-2), antigens to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1 Ag), antibody to human T-lymphotropic virus type I (anti-HTLV-I), antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), immunoglobulin M and total antibodies to...
Company:Blackhawk BioSystems, Inc.

Virotrol III

Description:For use as a quality assurance reagent in assays detecting immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc IgM), IgM antibodies to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV IgM), hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and total antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV)....
Company:Blackhawk BioSystems, Inc.

Virotrol® I

Description:For use as a quality assurance reagent in assays detecting antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (anti-HIV-1), antibody to human T-lymphotropic virus type I (anti-HTLV-I), antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), antibody to cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV), and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)....
Company:Blackhawk BioSystems, Inc.

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TMC125 Showed Significant Virologic Response at Week 24 in Treatment-Experienced HIV Patients With NNRTI Resistance in Phase 3 Trials

Data Published in The Lancet on TMC125, an Investigational NNRTIfrom Tibotec YARDLEY, Pa., July 05, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Data from twoongoing Phase 3 studies (DUET-1 and DUET-2) showed significantlymore HIV-1 adult patients with documented non-nucleoside reversetranscriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and protease inhibitor (PI)resistance reached an undetectable viral load (defined as achievingco...

ViroPharma Announces Presentation of Additional HCV-796 Data at Meeting of The European Association for the Study of the Liver

- Phase 1b Combination Data Highlight Favorable Tolerability andAdditive Antiviral Activity of HCV-796 - EXTON, Pa., April 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ViroPharmaIncorporated today announced additional data from a Phase 1b studyof HCV- 796, a unique, orally dosed hepatitis C virus (HCV)polymerase inhibitor at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the EuropeanAssociation for the Study of the Li...

New Clinical Study Results Indicate Higher Early Virologic Response with Celgosivir Combination Therapy in HCV Non-Responders

Data to be Presented April 15th at EASL Conference in Barcelona,Spain VANCOUVER and SAN DIEGO, CA, April 11, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MIGENIX Inc. , a clinical-stage developerof drugs for infectious diseases, has received new top-line resultsconfirming the previously announced clinical results (November 6,2006) indicating evidence of clinical benefit, safety andtolerability in a Phas...

Helix Biopharma to Present L-DOS47 Lung Cancer Research Findings at the Fourth International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment in Florence, Italy

- Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: HBP /Frankfurt: WKN918864) AURORA, ON, March 5 /CNW/Dr. Heman Chao, Vice President of Researchat Helix BioPharma Corp., a developer of novel cancer therapeutics,will be presenting a scientific poster at the Fourth InternationalConference on Tumor Microenvironment, which runs from March 6th to10th in Florence, Italy. The conf...

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